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by kelnos 814 days ago
I think it's criminal that society allows people to fall into circumstances where they become homeless and/or hungry, to the point where they're desperate enough to need to steal to eat.

"Criminal behavior" is a construct of human society. Morality is, too, for that matter. I have no problem with someone stealing food to survive. Hopefully they are able to do so without harming anyone else. If someone does get harmed, I won't hold the thief blameless, but I also can't find it in my heart to condemn them, either.

> The consequences of propagating lawlessness are far greater than starving to death.

That's a false dichotomy.

> Unless, of course, you have a self-centered point of view and/or no principles.

That's absolutist, no-true-scotsman, ad-hominem nonsense.

> If you have a problem with the way the world works, there is always a non-violent course of action to take to change it.

Earth's long history would seem to disagree with you, as much as I genuinely do wish you were right about that.